In Ethical Leadership, Robert Starrat - one of the leading thinkers on the topic of ethics and education - shows educational leaders how to move beyond more technical efficiency in the delivery and performance of learning.
Starrat explains that educational leadership requires a moral commitment to high quality learning for all students - a commitment based on three essential virtues: proactive responsibility; personal and professional authenticity; and an affirming, critical, and enabling presence to the workers and the work involved in teaching and learning. He clarifies how essential these virtues are for leadership in the pressure-cooker of high-stakes schooling. He provides a vivid illustration in the story of a principal who struggles to do the right thing for his students and teachers, as they are pressured - and often punished - by state mandated tests. Starrat Concludes by offering practical suggestiona for aspiring and working leaders.
Author: Robert J. Starrat
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 158
Date Published: 2004
ISBN: 0787965642
